The Resume Game This button allows you to resume games that are unfinished. Games on the drop-down menu are in italics when your opponent is on-line. Click on the game to invite them to resume the game. They will be notified via a dialog box on their screen. If you lose your connection while playing a game, log back in, and use this button to return to the game.

The Stack/Unstack rooms button. You can use this to split the current room into two panes. Start with the room that you want to see most, then click on the Stack/Unstack button to put that room at the bottom, with the other rooms accessible by tabs at the top.

The Close button. Click this to leave the room.

On the right is the list of all users in the current room. Left-click on a player to start a conversation with them (the conversation will appear in the main client window). Right-click on them for a list of options, including the ability to view their stats/results/etc. Players who haven't done anything in 10 minutes will become gray to indicate that they may not be paying attention to KGS right now. Admins have stars next to their names.

In the lower left is the recent chat in this room.

On the very bottom is the chat line, a field where you can type your own chat message.

In the bottom right hand corner is a Help button that takes you to the top of this page.

"Message of the Day" displays a dialog with the current message of the day

"Set Preferences" is how you change the way you interact with KGS. For example, you can change the font size, language, and warning sounds.

"Server Stats" opens a window where you can see statistics for the go server.

"Upload SGF File To ..." displays a dialog box that lists all of the rooms that are currently open. Select one of the rooms. You are presented with an open file dialog box. Select a file to upload. A demonstration game window appears that allows you to review the SGF file you selected.

"Upload (P) SGF File to..." works exactly the same way as the previous menu item, except that the demonstration game that is private.

"Log Out" logs you off the server. You can also log off by clicking the close symbol in the upper right of the window. After logging off, please use the quit button on the CGoban window to close the connection.

"Register": Makes your account permanent if you are a guest. This entry is grayed out if you are already registered.

"Edit Personal Information": Brings up your personal information page. You can look at your account information, your game history, your rank graph, and your tagged games here, change your profile, email, password, and other settings. If you are currently playing a game, it will be in bold at the top of your game history. This is one way to get back into a game after system crash. In other words, you can use your game history to get back into the game if you lose your connection while you are playing a game. Alternatively, you can use the "resume" button.

"Upload Picture": Brings up a dialog where you can specify the picture that appears with your info, and alongside your name when you play a game. The picture you choose to upload must be a JPG, must not exceed 141x200 pixels, and must not exceed 7 kB. It will not appear immediately, uploaded pictures are checked for acceptability first, which may take a day or so.

"Read Messages": Allows you to read any messages that were sent to your account while it was off line.

"No Chats": A toggle that, when checked, causes most incoming private chat requests to be ignored. (Chats from admins and from buddies still get through.)

"Buddy List": Opens a new window that will allow you to edit your Buddy list. Buddies show up in a special section at the top of user lists in both rooms and games to make it easier to find your friends.

"Censor List": Works just like Buddy List with the exception that this is a list of users you have censored. You cannot see any text written by a censored user and game challenges from them are ignored. They can not PM you, they can not leave you a message, and automatch does not pair them with you.

"Fan List": When a user in your fan list plays a game it will show up in the Fan Games tab.

"View User's Information": Brings up a dialog where you type a user's name to look at their user information window. More easily, you can access the user information by right-clicking on a user's name. The user information page has buttons that allow you to put that user on your buddy list, your censor list, and/or your fan list. You may also view the user's game history, tagged games, and rank graph. If the user is currently playing a game, it will appear in bold at the top of their game history. A click on the bold game allows you to watch that game.

"Leave Message": Selecting this menu item brings up a dialog where you type a user's name and a message for them. When the message is sent, one of two things happens. If the user is currently online, a new private chat room opens. However, if the user is currently offline, the message is stored until that user next logs in. That user receives the message the next time they log in.

"Room list" displays a new window with all the rooms on the server listed in a tree view.

"Create New Room" lets you create a new room. In order to make the room permanent you must ask a senior admin and request your room be made permanent, they will consider your case carefully based on its merits

"Open Games" opens/closes the Open Games tab on the Rooms screen. The Open Games tab displays a server wide listing of all open games.

"Active games" Similar to Open Games this will display a tab with all of the active games listed.

"Fan Games" opens/closes a tab with all of your fan games listed. (See Fan List near the bottom of the User Menu.)